15A NCAC 10B .0212      FOXES (GRAY AND RED)

(a)  Foxes may be taken with weapons or traps the first through fourth Saturday in January in the following counties:

(1)           Caswell;

(2)           Clay;

(3)           Graham;

(4)           Henderson;

(5)           Macon; and

(6)           Tyrell.

(b)  The season for pursuing or taking foxes with dogs on Bladen Lakes State Forest Game Land is August 2 through February 14.

(c)  Foxes may be taken the Saturday before Thanksgiving Day through January 1 using archery equipment in all areas of the State east of Interstate Highway 77 and in Mitchell County.

(d)  For areas of open season detailed in Paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Rule, the daily limit is two; and the season limit is 10.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-291.2; 113-291.4; 113-291.4A;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1987; December 1, 1985;

Temporary Amendment Eff. November 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1994; May 1, 1990;

Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 1999;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2018; May 1, 2009; July 1, 2000;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2022.